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a 22-year-old New York singer/son
an audience ofat eighty.
THE Dedicated in ljzliyntmle9m8r
Oct.
f B2ra4n, d2o0nolee Weiszhaar.
OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
October 31, 2001
Volume 100, Issue 5 • http://science/northern.edu/exponent/index.html
An Hest, New York musician, takes time after his set to jam with fellow musician and NSU student, Nathan Payant, Redfield, junior. Payant will perform in the Red Rooster on Nov. 16. Photo by Stacey Stoddard. New York musician composes song 'Aberdeen'
Katie Vidoloff
Co-Editor in Chief Ai Hest, a 22-year-old
New York
singer/songwriter,
performed at Northern State
University for an audience of about
80. Ari's voice is a refreshing break
from the pop culture phenomenon
that has invaded the mainstream
music scene.
A son of musicians, Ari was
destined for the stage. At age 16
when he performed in his first
"Battle of the Bands" he discovered
his love of music. He is a self-taught
guitar player, but when he
was younger he played the clarinet
and the piano. He even starred in a
few commercials for the Walt
Disney Company and Goodyear.
When asked about the
exploding pop culture, and -more
specifically the Britney Spears and
N'sync acts, Ari said, "I know they
do their own thing and that's cool.
I don't mind it, but it's not my
style of music. I have to do what's
good for me. They're good at what
they do. They're good singers and
good dancers. But I do think the
singer/songwriters will get a lot
more attention." He also believes
the Sept. 11 attacks will give rise to
singer/songwriters.
The night unfolded with a
plethora of questions for Ari
during the question and answer
session. The `Q & A' session
allowed the audience to
communicate with him and this
direct connection created a sense
of closeness, which some
performers are unable to create
with their fans. Ari, with guitar in
hand and a smile upon his face,
answered the questions gracefully.
The first question of the night
dealt with the Sept. 11 attacks and
if he had composed anything
about it.
"The answer is yes. But the fruits
of the labor that I have done in
trying to write the song, really
haven't come [together] yet, I'm
sorry. I'm still working on a bunch
of different things. But it has
definitely hit home for
me. But musically, it is
something I have
started to write about,"
Ari said.
One student asked
Ari if he really wrote a
song called Aberdeen.
Ari has never lived in a
small town, but after
speaking with a few
NSU students after his
first visit to South
Dakota last year, Ari
composed Aberdeen.
While some students
spoke of staying in
Aberdeen, others told
him they wanted to
move to a big city. The
song is an inspiration
for all small town kids
with big city dreams.
Ari's voice echoed
throughout Thunder',
Lair as he sang, "When I
get out of Aberdeen one
of these days/Trade in
the truck and these fields of green
for a ticket on the airways." His
lyrics repeated the thoughts of
many students that have these
same aspirations.
His smooth falsetto voice,
catchy lyrics, foot-tappin', head-bobbin'
rhythms create a new type
of genre for the mainstream music
scene. Many of these new and
different rhythms come from the
absence of a guitar pic.
"When I started teaching
myself, the pic kept flying out of
my hand and I got so frustrated
that I just said to myself that I
can't do that anymore. So that's
how I learned to do it. It's a
blessing and a curse because when
I strum a chord, it not as cleaning
sounding as if I had a pic. But I can
do a lot of interesting rhythmic
things," Ari said. The rhythm is
only one part that makes Ari's song
astounding. The other is his lyrics.
The inspiration behind the
words come from Ari's personal
experiences.
"I feel that people can
understand it and feel the certain
feelings that I am talking about,"
Ari said.
The situations in his songs range
from broken relationships, to
friendships to comical situations.
The songs give advice, in some
ways, such as the song "I Forgive
You." The song tells the story of
someone making peace with an
enemy. His lyrics leave a lasting
impression as one thinks of past
burnt bridges. This song is an
inspiration to pick up the phone,
call that lost friend and say "There
ain't no sense in
holding, grudges
forever/That's the
simple way out."
When Ari
performed Leonard
Cohen's Hallelujah, it
commanded the
attention of all. With
every set of eyes
affixed upon him, the
words filtered into
their minds. The
lyrics' meaning
unwrapping itself to
the listeners through
their sounds. Before
the song was
performed, Ari said
this had been in his
mind since Sept. 11.
While he performed,
his expressions gave
the audience a brief
look into his mind and
his thoughts.
Ari also performed
Caught Up in Your Love.
This song speaks of someone who
wants to continue a relationship
despite others' advice. The words
became like waves, each one
crashing into the audiences' ears,
then retreating, but coming back
again and again.
The title track Come Home is
another 'Ari treat.' The person in
the song pleads with his girlfriend
to come home. Ari's voice conveys
the emotion of a brokenhearted
man so well, one almost believes
he is singing of his own past love.
Ari's songs range from finger-snappin'
rhythm to mind settling
lyrics, which anyone could enjoy.
When asked about his future
music plans Ari said, "I love that
people are hearing what I write,
and that is really all that matters to
me. So the more people, the better.
So in five years, I just really want to
be more known. And known for
writing some really good songs. I
want to be known as a great
songwriter."
Ari has become known to many
after an agent found him on the
Internet. NSU's Campus Activities
Board found him through the
National Association for Campus
Activities. He calls himself "one of
the luckier ones" as he did not have
to follow in Violet Samford's steps
in the movie Coyote Ugly.
Ari is a communications major
at New York University; he will
graduate this winter. When he
began college, he had no idea that
he would become a musician. After
playing with some bands, he
discovered his love for performing
and writing.
"It felt like the right thing to do,"
Ari said.
He balances school with touring
as he promotes his new CD "Come
Home." With 16 credits and
gracious professors, Ari is able to
perform at various functions
around the country. The new CD
features Ari backed by a full band
on most of the songs. The 9-song
LP displays Ari's talent as a
songwriter.
Many of Ari's musical influences
include the Dave Matthews Band,
Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Buckley and
Radiohead.
To find more information about
Ari Hest and his new CD "Come
Home" check out
www.arihest.com .

a 22-year-old New York singer/son
an audience ofat eighty.
THE Dedicated in ljzliyntmle9m8r
Oct.
f B2ra4n, d2o0nolee Weiszhaar.
OF NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
October 31, 2001
Volume 100, Issue 5 • http://science/northern.edu/exponent/index.html
An Hest, New York musician, takes time after his set to jam with fellow musician and NSU student, Nathan Payant, Redfield, junior. Payant will perform in the Red Rooster on Nov. 16. Photo by Stacey Stoddard. New York musician composes song 'Aberdeen'
Katie Vidoloff
Co-Editor in Chief Ai Hest, a 22-year-old
New York
singer/songwriter,
performed at Northern State
University for an audience of about
80. Ari's voice is a refreshing break
from the pop culture phenomenon
that has invaded the mainstream
music scene.
A son of musicians, Ari was
destined for the stage. At age 16
when he performed in his first
"Battle of the Bands" he discovered
his love of music. He is a self-taught
guitar player, but when he
was younger he played the clarinet
and the piano. He even starred in a
few commercials for the Walt
Disney Company and Goodyear.
When asked about the
exploding pop culture, and -more
specifically the Britney Spears and
N'sync acts, Ari said, "I know they
do their own thing and that's cool.
I don't mind it, but it's not my
style of music. I have to do what's
good for me. They're good at what
they do. They're good singers and
good dancers. But I do think the
singer/songwriters will get a lot
more attention." He also believes
the Sept. 11 attacks will give rise to
singer/songwriters.
The night unfolded with a
plethora of questions for Ari
during the question and answer
session. The `Q & A' session
allowed the audience to
communicate with him and this
direct connection created a sense
of closeness, which some
performers are unable to create
with their fans. Ari, with guitar in
hand and a smile upon his face,
answered the questions gracefully.
The first question of the night
dealt with the Sept. 11 attacks and
if he had composed anything
about it.
"The answer is yes. But the fruits
of the labor that I have done in
trying to write the song, really
haven't come [together] yet, I'm
sorry. I'm still working on a bunch
of different things. But it has
definitely hit home for
me. But musically, it is
something I have
started to write about,"
Ari said.
One student asked
Ari if he really wrote a
song called Aberdeen.
Ari has never lived in a
small town, but after
speaking with a few
NSU students after his
first visit to South
Dakota last year, Ari
composed Aberdeen.
While some students
spoke of staying in
Aberdeen, others told
him they wanted to
move to a big city. The
song is an inspiration
for all small town kids
with big city dreams.
Ari's voice echoed
throughout Thunder',
Lair as he sang, "When I
get out of Aberdeen one
of these days/Trade in
the truck and these fields of green
for a ticket on the airways." His
lyrics repeated the thoughts of
many students that have these
same aspirations.
His smooth falsetto voice,
catchy lyrics, foot-tappin', head-bobbin'
rhythms create a new type
of genre for the mainstream music
scene. Many of these new and
different rhythms come from the
absence of a guitar pic.
"When I started teaching
myself, the pic kept flying out of
my hand and I got so frustrated
that I just said to myself that I
can't do that anymore. So that's
how I learned to do it. It's a
blessing and a curse because when
I strum a chord, it not as cleaning
sounding as if I had a pic. But I can
do a lot of interesting rhythmic
things," Ari said. The rhythm is
only one part that makes Ari's song
astounding. The other is his lyrics.
The inspiration behind the
words come from Ari's personal
experiences.
"I feel that people can
understand it and feel the certain
feelings that I am talking about,"
Ari said.
The situations in his songs range
from broken relationships, to
friendships to comical situations.
The songs give advice, in some
ways, such as the song "I Forgive
You." The song tells the story of
someone making peace with an
enemy. His lyrics leave a lasting
impression as one thinks of past
burnt bridges. This song is an
inspiration to pick up the phone,
call that lost friend and say "There
ain't no sense in
holding, grudges
forever/That's the
simple way out."
When Ari
performed Leonard
Cohen's Hallelujah, it
commanded the
attention of all. With
every set of eyes
affixed upon him, the
words filtered into
their minds. The
lyrics' meaning
unwrapping itself to
the listeners through
their sounds. Before
the song was
performed, Ari said
this had been in his
mind since Sept. 11.
While he performed,
his expressions gave
the audience a brief
look into his mind and
his thoughts.
Ari also performed
Caught Up in Your Love.
This song speaks of someone who
wants to continue a relationship
despite others' advice. The words
became like waves, each one
crashing into the audiences' ears,
then retreating, but coming back
again and again.
The title track Come Home is
another 'Ari treat.' The person in
the song pleads with his girlfriend
to come home. Ari's voice conveys
the emotion of a brokenhearted
man so well, one almost believes
he is singing of his own past love.
Ari's songs range from finger-snappin'
rhythm to mind settling
lyrics, which anyone could enjoy.
When asked about his future
music plans Ari said, "I love that
people are hearing what I write,
and that is really all that matters to
me. So the more people, the better.
So in five years, I just really want to
be more known. And known for
writing some really good songs. I
want to be known as a great
songwriter."
Ari has become known to many
after an agent found him on the
Internet. NSU's Campus Activities
Board found him through the
National Association for Campus
Activities. He calls himself "one of
the luckier ones" as he did not have
to follow in Violet Samford's steps
in the movie Coyote Ugly.
Ari is a communications major
at New York University; he will
graduate this winter. When he
began college, he had no idea that
he would become a musician. After
playing with some bands, he
discovered his love for performing
and writing.
"It felt like the right thing to do,"
Ari said.
He balances school with touring
as he promotes his new CD "Come
Home." With 16 credits and
gracious professors, Ari is able to
perform at various functions
around the country. The new CD
features Ari backed by a full band
on most of the songs. The 9-song
LP displays Ari's talent as a
songwriter.
Many of Ari's musical influences
include the Dave Matthews Band,
Sarah McLachlan, Jeff Buckley and
Radiohead.
To find more information about
Ari Hest and his new CD "Come
Home" check out
www.arihest.com .